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  • Chuck D: Don’t Use a Broad Brushstroke to Dismiss Bill Cosby’s Entire Legacy  

    Chuck D got on Twitter Sunday and articulated the argument that’s been had in many Facebook news feeds and Twitter timelines since the Bill Cosby sexual assault stories broke: Do we throw away the baby with the bathwater when talking about Bill Cosby, his contributions to American culture and the allegations? The Public Enemy rapper…

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  • 2 Members of Famous Rap Entourages Die Over the Weekend

    Two rappers affiliated with famous figures in hip-hop were killed over the weekend. Hussein Fatal, a member of Tupac Shakur’s rap group the Outlawz, died Saturday in a car accident, the New York Daily News reports, although it has not yet been announced where the accident took place. Fatal’s death was confirmed by the Outlawz’…

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  • The Root’s #MCM: Sit Your Husband Down in Front of a Boris Kodjoe Interview

    Boris Kodjoe opened the door and stuck his head into Nicole Ari Parker’s trailer while they were both on the set of Soul Food back in the day, and said, “You know we’re going to get married and have kids right?” and then left. Parker remembered how she grinned, and thought to herself: “Yeah, he’s right.” She confessed during an interview with Essence…

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  • The Unique and Parallel Paths of Serena Williams and Misty Copeland

    Historically white activities. Nontraditional participants. Serena Williams and Misty Copeland are the faces of their respective professions in the United States. Williams is the face of American tennis (men’s and women’s), while Copeland is the face of American ballet. Both came from humble beginnings in California. Both took unique paths into their professions. Both faced…

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  • Tamir Rice: Judge Dismisses Group's Efforts to Bring Murder Charges Against Cops In Fatal Shooting

    Ohio’s 8th District Court of Appeals on Friday dismissed an activist group’s effort to have a judge issue arrest warrants for two white Cleveland police officers in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, according to The Associated Press. The activists, calling themselves the Group of Eight, had submitted affidavits asking Municipal Judge Ronald Adrine…

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  • NAACP Ends Boycott After Confederate Flag Removed From SC Statehouse Grounds

    Fifteen years after imposing economic sanctions against South Carolina over the presence of the Confederate flag at the Statehouse, the NAACP has lifted the ban, according to the Associated Press. The venerable civil rights group lifted the ban Saturday at its national convention in Philadelphia, ending the tourism and economic boycott that began in 2000…

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  • Report: Camille Cosby Does Not Believe Her Husband Is a Rapist

    In the wake of the release last week of Bill Cosby’s damning deposition that seemingly sealed the fate of his already tarnished legacy, his wife, who is also his business manager, called a crisis meeting with top advisers last week in an effort to “get back out in front of” the story, sources tell the New…

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  • Miss. Cop Accused of Choking Unarmed Black Man With a Flashlight

    A 39-year-old black man died last week after an altercation with a Stonewall, Miss., police officer, who allegedly strangled the unarmed father of two with a flashlight during a struggle on a desolate roadside, according to the Daily Mail. Jonathan Sanders, who was unarmed, was asphyxiated during the altercation Wednesday night with Officer Kevin Harrington,…

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  • Watch: Serena Williams Captures 6th Wimbledon Title

    Serena Williams demonstrated her dominance in tennis Saturday, capturing her sixth Wimbledon title, the Associated Press reports. Williams defeated Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain 6-4, 6-4, during the women’s final at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. Williams, 33, is within reach of a distinction last achieved by Steffi Graf, who won a…

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  • Jail Counselors Resign Amid Charges of Dating Inmates

    Two mental-health counselors accused of being romantically involved with inmates under their care at New York City’s Rikers Island jail have resigned from their jobs, reports the New York Daily News. The two counselors, identified by sources as Kristina Rodriguez and Nicole Menna, resigned from Corizon, an independent company hired by the city to provide…

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